BESTIES IN BERLIN

Just got back from an awesome mini vacation in Berlin Ohio. Seven of us ventured down to Amish Country for three days, and what an amazing time we had. Lots of shopping, some great food and wine, and lots and lots of laughs. I had the best pizza I have ever tasted down there at a little pub called "Uncorked" in Roscoe Village not far from our hotel. They had some very interesting beers and wines too. We had to sample some of those with dinner of course. It was a long drive down there, but well worth it. We also made a stop at Lehman's and we enjoyed seeing all the products they had there. I think we all did a little Christmas shopping too. There is a great Amish market down there and I brought home some home made butter and other goodies. It was also nice to get home to DH and all of our critters. Here are a few pictures I took of our adventure.

We're all having breakfast at Bob Evans.

Brenda and I at the "Warehouse" having dinnner.

Shirley and Michelle having dinner at the "Warehouse".

We are all on a mission...................SHOPPING.

Mary, Brenda and I

Enjoying ourselves at "Uncorked" Waiting to order our dinner.
Brenda, Shirley, Linda, Michelle, Mary, Linda, and I was taking the picture.

Some interesting wines :)

A SWEET GIFT FROM A FRIEND

Today I went for lunch and did some shopping at a couple of quilt shops with a friend and she gifted me with this sweet little pinkeep that she made. I just love it. Thanks so much Marg.
I hope everyone is staying safe in this nasty weather.

~Janet

FIREWOOD

This was my workout yesterday. It is the third load like this we have put into our woodshed. Still have 3 more loads to go. We heat our home with wood, so we need quite a bit to last over the winter months. I also took a picture of my window box outside of my summer kitchen. I don't imagine they will last much longer, they will be gone soon when we get a really hard frost. For now, I am enjoying them. I am getting exciting about our girls upcoming Ohio trip, should be lots of fun. I think we may just have to make it a yearly event.

THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY

Made these ginger ornies for a Christmas ornie swap and they went in the mail yesterday. Love doing the swap thing. Hope they have a safe trip.
On another note, I have a big load of firewood to stack this morning. I was too tired to do it last night after eating a roast beef dinner, so I thought I'd leave it to the morning. Good idea I think.

6 Gingers

AN ARMFUL OF KITTENS

 I took this picture this evening of my DH holding our 7 kittens. They are starting to explore around the barn, so I asked him to hold them while I brought the horses in. I didn't want them to get stepped on by a horse. They are so cute!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Wishing everyone a HAPPY HALLOWEEN
~Janet

THEY'RE GROWING

Just thought I would post a picture of some of our kittens that were born at the end of September. They are growing like weeds and getting braver by the day. They now love to come out of their little nest. There are 7 of them altogether.

Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend.

~Janet

A DREARY DAY

What a cold dreary, rainy day here in Southern Ontario. As usual, I took the dogs for a walk back to the cabin. I got back there, then it started to pour. No rain coat of course :( I took a couple of pics of the cabin while I was back there. Didn't want to stay back there too long..........it is black powder hunting season and I could hear lots of gunfire going off and it wasn't too far away. The dogs love to go back there each morning and Kit always takes the lead.

On another note, I am getting really excited because there is 8 of us quilting girls going on a road trip to Ohio next month. We have 4 hotel rooms booked. Yippeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Look out Ohio :)

Kit on her way back to the cabin. She likes leading the way.

Kit at the cabin.

Cabin

DINNER WITH MY QUILTING FRIENDS

Last night I hosted a dinner with my quilting friends. We shared some wine, food, lots of laughs and we even got some sewing done. I made some appetizers to start, then we had curried butternut squash and apple soup, followed by Feta and Swiss Chard pie with a side salad. For desert we enjoyed some Pumpkin Praline pie with Pumpkin ice cream. I always enjoy getting together with these ladies. 

Some appetizers

Brenda is working on a sample for one of her new patterns

Linda is doing some hand quilting

Mary and Michelle 

Shirley

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

This weekend is our Thanksgiving in Canada. I would like to wish everyone a "Happy Thanksgiving" and a wonderful weekend.

~Janet

SAMMIE'S KITTENS

A couple of weeks ago our cat Sammie had a litter of kittens and they were buried deep upstairs in the hayloft of our barn. Last night we had a huge storm and she moved them all downstairs in the barn. They all have their eyes open now and here is a picture that I took of them. These are our future mousers.

Seven baby kittens

BILLY JACOB PRINTS

Thought I'd post a picture of the Billy Jacob prints I purchased while visiting his gallery in Navaare, Ohio a couple of weeks ago while on an excursion to Berlin. I have always loved his art so now I own a couple of his pieces. I love almost all of his prints, but these two were there and framed in a black frame, so home they came with me.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

~Janet

"Amish Quilt Barn"

"Keeping Watch"

CINDERELLA PUMPKINS

This year I thought I'd try to grow some cinderella pumpkins. I think I got a pretty good crop!
Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful weather. Has been a busy time for me. I've been making roasted tomato sauce, soups, apple sauce, apple pies for the freezer and now I have to cook and freeze my squash for the winter. I did manage to fit in a three day trip down to Berlin Ohio last week with my friend Michelle. We had a great time. We stayed in Roscoe Village in Cochocton, Ohio which a quaint little hamlet. I don't think I have ever seen such beautiful scenery as we saw down there. It was breathtaking. Went to Lehman's on the way down too. Here are some pictures. Stopped at a couple of great Quilt shops on the way too.
Janet

Door Mouse Quilt shop, Bettsville Ohio

Lehman's

Roscoe Village, Cochocton, Ohio

Rocoe Village

Roscoe Village

Roscoe Village. This is where we had dinner. All you can eat Walleye, with baked potato and wine :)

Billy Jacob's Gallery, Navaare, Ohio

My Cinderella pumpkins

HARVEST SWAP

Today I received an awesome package from Theresa http://dulaneywoodstreasures.blogspot.com/
I signed up to participate in a Harvest Swap that Amy from Bumble Bee Lane blog http://bumblebeelanecottage.blogspot.ca/ was hosting.
Well, Theresa made my day! I just love all of the awesome things she sent me. Thank you so much. Everything is very much appreciated. Here is a picture of the lovely fall creations and goodies that she sent. Thanks to Amy for hosting this swap.
~Janet

Candle, Tart Melts and Autumn Sachet

Yum........Chocolate

Old Crow Pin keep handmade by Theresa

Pumpkin Pincushion

Pumpkin Runner

Crow Cupboard Keep...Just love this!!

VACATION

Good morning. Just wanted to share a few pictures from our little vacation that DH and I took last week. We went up north to the Bancroft area to visit SIL and BIL. We had a great time. My SIL is a wonderful cook and she prepared us some delicious meals. We did some antiquing while we were there and we went to my favorite shop, the Old Tin Shed. It looked wonderful all decorated up for Autumn.

Kit went along too, but she had to stay on her leash the whole time we were outside because there are so many wolves and bears around. She would pick up a scent and run away. I don't think she minds for the few days we are there. Hope everyone is enjoying this cooler weather like I am.

September 7th was a wonderful time also, I attended a Blog gathering at Harvest at the Mill in Holly Michigan and met some wonderful Blogging friends in person. We enjoyed a lovely meal together and chatted. Dawn did a wonderful job organizing everything. Her Harvest at the Mill show was a great success and she is already making plans for next year, September 6th, 2014. So mark you calendars, you won't want to miss it.

~Janet

Blogger gathering.
Harvest at the Mill in Holly Michigan

Kit on vacation.
She is in the kitchen looking for a snack.

Some fall mums outside of the Old Tin Shed

My favorite shop in Bancroft

DH and BIL looking at the old dodge truck.
One of the ornaments outside of the Old Tin Shed.

Some of my SIL old mason jars

My SIL's wood burning cookstove.

HOOSIER

June, here is a picture of my hoosier.
I have it in my summer kitchen.

HOW TIME FLIES

Today, I came across a picture of my grade 6 class photograph. I was 11 years old. Someone who was in my class back then posted it on Facebook. Check it out, I am in the front row, second from the left. I can actually remember the names of most of my classmates.